Thursday, March 5, 2015

Which iPad do I purchase - 3rd or 4th generation and what about mini iPads and iPad Air models?

The more recently released iPads models are the iPad Mini and Air.  Here is a list of all the releases.
  • iPad Air 2 (6th Generation) 
  • iPad Mini 3 (3rd Generation Mini)
  • iPad Air (5th Generation)
  • iPad Mini 2 (2nd Generation Mini)
  • iPad (4th Generation)
  • iPad Mini  (1st Generation Mini)
  • iPad (3rd Generation)
  • iPad (2nd Generation)
  • iPad (1st Generation)
The question revolves around purchasing new, refurbished, or used.  Also are you looking for speed, larger viewing screen, or best graphics?
The fastest model iPad is the iPad Air2 with a CPU description of 1.5 GHz e Tri-Cor 64-bit Apple A8X w/Apple M8 Motion Co-Processor and Ram of 2 GB.  

The  iPad mini 2 and 3 have the same CPU and Ram: CPU: 1.4 GHz Dual-Core 64-bit Apple A7 w/Apple M7 Motion Co-Processor and Ram: 1 GB.  The only difference is the Touch ID sensor which the mini 3 has.  The iPad Mini 3 would have more options counting the Touch ID sensor.

The iPad Air (5th Generation) is more powerful than the 4th Generation iPad.

In terms of power the iPad Mini 2 and the iPad Air are about the same with the iPad Mini 2 around $100.00 less.  In terms of size the Mini 2 is 7.9 inch and the Air is 9.7 inch.

The 3rd Generation iPad and 4th Generation iPad have the same options with one exception, the 4th Generation iPad is more powerful.

I started this post thinking I would purchase a refurbished 4th generation iPad.  At this point I am looking more at how I will be using it.  As a result, I am going to look at the iPad Air models.  The iPad I need must be able to accomdate larger apps and streaming videos.

Any model you chose certainly needs to match your needs.  

Resources:
http://ipad.about.com/od/Tablet_Computers_eReaders/fl/The-iPad-Air-vs-the-iPad-Mini.htm
http://ipad.about.com/od/Tablet_Computers_eReaders/tp/A-List-Of-iPad-Models-Generations.htm
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/mobile-computing/tablets/ipad-air-2-what-we-want-to-see-1209884
http://dealnews.com/c622/Computers/iPad-Tablet/





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